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Dick Lugar: “I have expressed concerns about the U.S. commitment to the OPCW, the governing body overseeing implementation of the…”

On the recordJune 8, 2009
I have expressed concerns about the U.S. commitment to the OPCW, the governing body overseeing implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
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Dick Lugar
Republican · Indiana

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Lugar raises concerns about U.S. commitment to chemical weapons treaty oversight.

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